The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-12

n. National Clvil-9aFvice Reborn
| League net a. ~ - - Newport. h !.
| After sxpressions q regret q the AMOUNT
Of straight out Democracy that had besn
| injected into The present National Admin
istration, George william Curtis vas -
elected president Of the association
| DANIEL DESMOND, CLERK for the dry
goods Arm Of - Boutellier Brothers, New
| York, was arrested on the "a. charged with
having embeszled during the pas year
$4,000. the proceeds Of sales Of laces.
| PosrnAsrkRs Of the third and fourth
classes met In Cedar Rapids, L., on theS
y. H. Williams Of MechanicsviIle was
selected - delegate 70 the National con-
I vention.
| NICHOLS PASoLIEDo, . Greek. confined
l in the county jail in San Francisco,
murdered his cell mate, George II. Mar
shall, who was awaiting trial on the charge
/ Of grand Larceny. ON the ID The weapon
used was pocket-knife.
i AT q special meeting Of the Board OF
| Trustees Of the New York Soldiers and
Sailors Home held At Bath, n. r., on the
I'd. Treasurer Robbie was ousted- An ex-
animation Of his books showed him 20 be
5000 short Robes friends will make the
amount good.
CENSUS reports just completed in China
show : decrease Of q, 90, 900 in the popula
ton during the laSe forty-fve years.
ACcUsrUs DAMN, . noted professional
forger, wanted ~ Parker. OAK, and Peoria,
Ill, was capturvd At Minneapolis. Ninn-'
a. the I'd. lie had once been captured IN
Texas for The Peoria fcrgeries, but escaped
While passing through Missouri by Jump
ing from ths train.
IA Boz GRs1xxE, Of Stone City, Ia. iabsr
ing undeR the delusion that some one wa
following him with malicious intent. aske.
to be plnced in . cell at tn sention-hous
1t Ced< Rapids on the RighR Of the I'd
Hew accordingly locked up. At nv
o'clo2 on the morning Of ~ I'd he shot hi
brains out while in . cefk He was wild
.. over and about forty ysars Of age.
d. d. f. SALMON, chief of the Bureau o
.. Animal Industry. len Uashin gton On -
! Eevsaing Of the Sd for Delaware and Ulste
|. CO mites. n ", to personally investigate
ths outbreak Of Contagious pleuro-pIea
sonia among cattle n those counties, AMI
direct the work OF Is suppression.
IL GEORGE BIDwELx. the noted forger. VA
harvested in New York, on the Sd. by orde
t0f Inspector Byrnes, rs he WAS landes
, from . Europsna steamer. Bidweli "a
recently pardoned by the British Govern
AlELt On 0[[OAM& u l1-nE8Atns In Au< SCI v
ed fourteen years in Dartmoor prison H
was subsequently, released by Judge DUFF
nv.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, II Is stated. vii
be entertained fora day or two the latte
part Of this month At the Democratic club
house, on Slide mountain, in the Catskills
, The club men are Judge Alton b. Parker
. Judge Maynard, Public Printer Benedict
and a score Or more Of other prominen
Democrats
Miss JOSH HOLMES, late exchange cierl
: Of the Fidelity National Bank Of Cincin
natl. who has been in Jail in default o
bail in the sum Of $1,000 on q charge o
aiding and abetting T. l. Harper in com
hitting ofenses against the Nationa
. Banking law, was released on the Sd upol
, her own recognizance. upon the recon
mendation Of District Attorney Burnet
She will squeal.
EDWARD BEANS. an old man living at 81
John, n. B., is investigating the merits o
, his claim 70 an estate worth $iO.00ooo. lef
. in Texas by . man named Thomas Beans
who he is confident is his long unheard-o
, brother. Thomas Beans divided hi
, millions among the negroes on his estat
, on condition that no heirs were found.
Mr. Patrick O'BRIES, member OF tn
4 British Parliament from North Monogha
. has signified his attention 10 intsrogat
|. Mr.. Balfour. Chief Secretary for Ireland
!. as 10 the reasons for placing Mr.. Patrick A
Collins. Of Boston, under the surveiianc
\ Of detectives, and will direct his inquire
!. 20 ascertaining whether the government i
. responsible for the outrage
! THE great San Francisco wheat corne
4 has collapsed, involving transactions :
= the extent Of about <IQ.000.OD0 Some heav
failures are expected